Maikel Cruz del Sol's land is a luxury because of the quality of the soil and the attention it receives daily. For this reason, he was responsible for producing the postures required by several producers in the municipality of Colombia for the current tobacco campaign.
Colombia, Las Tunas. This Lázaro Peña credit and services cooperative associate has 9.73 hectares in usufruct, which he dedicates to various crops and his main product, tobacco. In the space devoted to seedbeds, the greenery prevails, and the health of the plantations is evident.
These results are the result of systematic work that is exhausting but comforting. There is a lot of work on the site, and it takes up to 24 hours a day with special care because ‘I believe that tobacco is nourished by your presence in the field.
"There are always some material limitations and we must adapt and overcome them. Fortunately, the Tobacco Harvesting, Processing, and Twisting Company gives us the technological package. Therefore, it is up to us to work and work and work."
"There are no problems with that. We have not been short of fuel for land preparation either. This means that when we come out of the tobacco season, we can dedicate ourselves to various crops, especially, sweet potatoes and beans. Everything goes to the people, the fair, the markets, and the institutions."
"I have a priest's house, with no difficulties for storage. Normally the payments are made on time, when the harvest is profitable. The technicians are also very attentive. I am planning a yield of over 1.2 tons per hectare."
Maikel is a farmer of few words. He explains the reason for his results in a few words. A handful of tobacco stubs in his hand indicates that it is time for transplanting, and he goes to this activity with a heart full of will and dreams.
He knows he is part of the development of the activity on Colombian soil because he will contribute a little bit of himself to the success of others; especially in terms of the time spent, the quality of the seeds, and the desire for everything to go well. It is his contribution, and he enjoys it.